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It's all too easy to take CPAN for granted, particularly the modules
which just work, and continue to do so year in, year out.
Take a moment to thank the author of one of your "go to" modules.
I did: he seemed to like it, and it made me feel good too.
There's a quest stencil
for this
on Questhub — give it a go.

It's easy to forget that every module on CPAN is the work of one or
more perl programmers. People like you and me.

Pick one module to say thank you for:

This might be a module that you've used many times over the years.

Maybe it saved your bacon one particular time?

Maybe a module that meant you could throw away some nasty pile of code.

Maybe a module that made your module better.

It doesn't have to be a huge distribution — it might be
a neat little module that solves a specific problem you hit regularly.

It might be the documentation that sets this module apart for you.

Email the author or current maintainer and thank them. It doesn't need
a long message, but be specific and make it personal.

You don't have to stop at one, but do one this week, and make a list of
others for another time.